Glossary
US Navy Treatment Table 6
The standard recompression protocol for serious decompression sickness.
US Navy Treatment Table 6 is the most widely used recompression schedule for decompression sickness and air embolism: about 4.75 hours at pressures up to 2.8 ATA, alternating oxygen and air breaks.
More terms
TcPO₂
Transcutaneous oxygen measurement used to assess wound healing potential.
Air break
A scheduled pause breathing normal air during a session to prevent oxygen toxicity.
Reperfusion injury
Tissue damage that occurs when blood flow returns after a period of oxygen loss.
Fibroblast
The cell that builds collagen and rebuilds wounds — and needs oxygen to work.